Pest Infestation Control - Special Tax District

The Pest Infestation Control Special Tax
District is a countywide tax levy that supports the
Integrated Pest Management Program. The current tax rate is
$0.001 per $100 of assessed real estate value.

The Integrated Pest Management Program includes two separate
programs--the Forest Pest Program managed by Stormwater Services,
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services and the
Disease-Carrying Insects Program managed by the Health Department.

The Forest
Pest Program currently focuses on preventing the spread of
State-approved forest insects and diseases in the County. Currently,
there are five insects and two diseases on the list maintained by the
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services--the gypsy
moth, cankerworm, emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid, Asian
longhorned beetle, sudden oak death, and thousand canker disease.
More information regarding the Forest Pest Program is available at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/environmental/forest_pest.htm
or by calling the Department of Public Works at 703-324-5304 (TTY
711).